Citation

Dermen KH, George WH. J. Psychol. 1989; 123(2): 153-161.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, State University of New York, Buffalo 14260.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00223980.1989.10542971

PMID

2724174

Abstract

This study investigated the role of alcohol expectancy as a moderator of the relationship between drinking habits and self-reported frequency of physical aggression. Questionnaires were administered to a sample of 114 American male college students. After controlling for the subjects' ages, hostility, and attitude toward aggression, the relationship between drinking habits and frequency of physical aggression was significantly stronger for those expecting alcohol to increase aggression than for those expecting either a decrease or no effect on aggression. This finding lends support to expectancy-based explanations of alcohol's effects.

Language: en